Design Engineering Placement 2025-26

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Full time
Location: Ipswich
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Job offered by: Textron
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About Textron Specialized Vehicles

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, snowmobiles, side-by-sides, all-terrain vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and ground support equipment. Textron Specialized Vehicles markets products under several different brands. Its vehicles are found in environments ranging from golf courses to factories, airports to planned communities, and theme parks to hunting preserves.

About Textron Inc.

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more information, visit: www.textron.com .

Opportunity

Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd (part of Textron Specialized Vehicles) are seeking Design Engineering Interns at their facility in Ipswich, Suffolk. In Ipswich, we design, manufacture, and distribute turf maintenance equipment under the brands of Ransomes and Jacobsen. An ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate strong desire to work in a Design Engineering environment. The projects and tasks you will work on will be varied, allowing you to gain a broad understanding of the function.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Support the creation and development of engineering designs to meet functional requirements as defined by Senior Engineers; Work with others to demonstrate how all designs meet technical, performance, reliability, and cost targets as identified by a Senior Engineer or Engineering Manager; Support the creation and maintenance of engineering drawings, Bill of Material records, outline assembly instructions and Technical Publications consistent with the Engineering Change process and as guided by senior engineering staff; To ensure that all designs can be manufactured both efficiently and cost effectively through liaison with Manufacturing staff, incorporating mistake proofing or visual guidelines if miss-builds are possible; Utilise best practice reference documents and standard in-house components where at all possible; Liaise with other Engineers and departments when implementing new principles; To read, understand, and incorporate requirements of standards and directives relevant to the product under development; To assist in the development of test regimes to validate design elements of a project; Support the process in ordering of prototype parts and materials as guided by the Senior Engineer or Engineering Manager; Be engaged in communication at all levels within Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd., and with relevant suppliers, distributors, dealers, and end users; Other duties as required. Qualifications/Skills/Experience Required:

You should be enrolled in an Engineering related degree that offers a placement year opportunity; Good knowledge of CAD (ideally UG NX) and FEA software (ideally ANSYS); Comfortable designing in a variety of materials including steels, plastics and alloys; Able to demonstrate a hands-on approach working within a multi-disciplinary 'team' to take design concepts through to medium volume production to meet challenging specifications and timescales; Prior internships/work experience is advantageous; Self-motivating and able to work with low levels of supervision to defined objectives. What we Offer:

Competitive salary; A nine day working fortnight (every other Friday off work); 30 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays; Company pension scheme (6% employer contribution); Life assurance scheme; Company sick pay scheme; On-site golf course and football pitch; Employee Assistance Programme; Long service awards; Perks at work (discounted cinema tickets etc); Learning and development opportunities.

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